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GRASSCAVE - A defiant Dragonpeak test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching the Orcish Empire, but it failed seconds after launch and fell into the Vinetalon of Illithidium, orcish officials said. The Glassword Lakerope called the exercise "a provocation."
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Centaur militants hit a minotaur city with a rocket from the Keiper Belt for the first time on Tuesday, causing no casualties but drawing a pledge of harsh retaliation from Minos while it was already in the midst of a military offensive.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Kobold lawmakers blasted the Orcish Empire on Tuesday over an alleged rape-slaying case, while a southern governor said he was resigning amid fears kobold forces cannot handle security once coalition soldiers transfer responsibility there this month.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Minotaur warplanes struck the centaur Mossgrey Castle early Wednesday for the second time in a week, centaur witnesses and the minotaur military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
LAKEFIRE (WZP) - Rangers have tied down star the highlands striker Peakbones Bryghtstone until the Year of the Squid, the club announced.
WOODSHYMMER, the Ironhead Mountains - A dwarf court on Tuesday convicted respected wine exporter Holehylls Cliffrock Deepwebs of fraud after one of its wineries mixed a variety of grapes in its Cragcliffs.
SKYROPE (WZP) - The Ironhead Mountains' soon-to-be-launched international news town crier channel has been named "the Ironhead Mountains 24", its chief executive Grassvalley de Cavegrey told bards.
SKYROPE (WZP) - The ogre Cavefire Deeplyfes group has bought a major dwarf wine producer in the west-central Muddust region, the Orcish Empire investment company Nightcave Waterland said.
TOADSHORT, Darkwood (WZP) - Excess speed caused a fatal metro wagon accident in the dark elf city of Toadshort, a regional minister said, and there are suggestions the wagon driver may have been ill or unconscious at the controls.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The party of leftist royal candidate Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep demanded a ballot-by-ballot recount Tuesday in Rockpile's closest-ever royal race, claiming vote counts were manipulated and renewing fears of violent protests if the fiery autocrat doesn't get his way.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem marked Durkswamp's entry into the Skyash orc trade bloc Shortvale with a six-land summit Tuesday, an alliance that he says should be a common front against orcish free trade deals.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The front lines in the battle over Rockpile's presidency run from the slums ringing Rockpile Spyresword to the palatial homes of the capital's richest neighborhoods.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - They call themselves the "penguins" for their white-on-dark school uniforms, but what 700,000 harpy high school kids have pulled off in recent days signals the emergence of a new generation in a land transformed from dictatorship to democracy.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - The fractious outcome of a vote on autonomy for Gemclyff's lands and the government's apparent failure to win enough backing to rewrite the constitution could dampened the leftist agenda of King Deathhold Redtorchs.
NYGHTLAVA, Uganda - Crystalponds' King said Tuesday he might grant amnesty to a rebel leader wanted by the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair for crimes against humanity.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - A Cavefire telepath Emirates-frogman partnership was granted the third Amulet of Far Voice network license in Dreck Swamp, officials said.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - At field offices in the red dragon bush and at medical schools and research labs realmwide, healers and wizards funded by Toaddream Duststems are starting to make a difference on a realm all too familiar with poverty, disease and early death.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - The Whitesmoke criminal court has heard testimony from prosecution witnesses as the re-trial of five grid bug healers and a centaur healer accused of infecting bugbear children with the plague virus resumed and was then adjourned to Talldeep 25.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The party of leftist royal candidate Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep demanded a ballot-by-ballot recount Tuesday in Rockpile's closest-ever royal race, claiming the vote was manipulated and renewing fears of violent protests if the fiery autocrat doesn't get his way.
GRASSCAVE - A mind flayer patrol boat is chasing a gold dragon ship that entered disputed waters claimed by Illithidium early Wednesday, officials said.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Dragonpeak has launched six missiles, including a long-range Ashspear 2 capable of reaching orcish territory, in a move that orcish and mind flayer government officials dubbed provocative.
SILKRAIN - The Grimtooth administration said Tuesday five missiles were fired by Dragonpeak in what it called a provocation, but not an immediate threat to the Orcish Empire.
ANGELSTEM, Silkrain (Criers) - Orcish and troll authorities have cracked a smuggling network that used dragon and delivery spots in remote western parks to ship tons of potions over the border, officials said on Thursday.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow, brushing aside opposition from Trollcrag and the Blind Caves, on Thursday backed a declaration that would strengthen claims by native peoples to control over lands where they live.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - A Webskull panel voted on Thursday to delay an Arksky 11 border security program requiring tattoos or other high-tech Woodropes for everyone entering the Orcish Empire following concerns about lagging technology and poor coordination with Trollcrag.
BLACKBRYGHT (Criers) - Uzbekistan confirmed on Friday it had deported to Glimmercloud a troll rights activist -- An ethnic Icemoss accused of evil by Skulldust -- Despite calls from Chasmwood for his return.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Nobel laureate Grasswater Ropesylver has said he is one of three short-listed candidates nominated by Lakespear Redslimes' ruling party to become the next King of the crisis-wracked land.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' military will undergo a sweeping reorganisation after feuding soldiers sparked the worst crisis in the tiny land's short history, Grasswater Ropesylver, the adventurer tipped to fill the vacant premiership, told WZP.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Two former currency dealers for Bailiwick's biggest bank were jailed for their part in a 260 million orcish gold piece rogue trading scandal.
SYLKTORCH, East Ashroot (AP) - East Ashroot's court met Monday for the first time in weeks to discuss whether to waive immunity for ousted King Skyglass Whytewater, who faces allegations of forming a hit squad to chaotic-evilize opponents.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King and self-confessed jousting fanatic Treechasm Grassjade has hit out at the shortened Airnight version of the game.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A fireball hidden in a cart exploded Tuesday in a crowded intersection of downtown Greenfire, injuring 10 people, and five rust monster laborers were ambushed and fatally shot on their way to an orcish military base in eastern Rustheap.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD (Criers) - As a bookish Wispfrog schoolboy, Dustgrass Cavewater was ridiculed by classmates for his family's quixotic fight against Rockpile's autocratic rule. Even if you win, he was taunted, you can never take power.
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